Also showing up are Mike Lamb (Astros 05 Series) and Lew Ford (former Sox killer with the Twinkies)

Its amazing how quickly some will fall and also how long some players will continue to chase the dream. . .

Hall was the only credible major leaguer on that ex-Sox list. Borchard and Honel were #1 prospects who went bust, for different reasons. Richar and Philips were AAAA players at best, and Wassermann and Gonzalez were roster filler who never should have seen time with the Sox.

Because he actually wasn't, in 2007 at least. He was one of the few bright spots in that horrific bullpen and then had a really good spring in 2008 and was one of the last roster cuts and had a sub-2 ERA in Charlotte. Sadly, that success did not carry over to the majors that year. He was really only effective against righties anyways because he had that weird motion. He was a good story though and an underdog which made me root very hard for him.

The pittance they pay minor leaguers probably makes it hard for guys who have never made any money to hang on for long. Most of these guys at least got nice bonus money to start their career to tide themselves over.